Born in Istanbul in 1968, he attended Saint Michel French High School and later studied French Language and Literature at Istanbul University. He began his career at A&B İletişim, Turkey’s first public relations firm. Over a total of 15 years—spanning the periods 1989–1996 and 1999–2007—he served in and led teams that provided communication consultancy to companies operating across various sectors, including mobile telecommunications (GSM), fashion, retail, finance, banking, technology, and sports.
Between 1996 and 1998, Mehmet Uçan worked in the Corporate Communications Department at Borusan Holding, and in 2007, he joined the Corporate Communications team at Ülker. Initially responsible for non-sports sponsorships, he took on the management of all sponsorship projects starting in 2008. Possessing significant experience and expertise in sports sponsorship, Uçan played an active role in numerous projects that contributed to the development of Turkish sports. He led the creation of sponsorship strategies—most notably in football and basketball—as well as stakeholder management and communication processes. In addition to his other responsibilities, he served as an executive at the Ülker Sports and Event Hall between 2012 and 2016.
From 2017 to 2020, he served as the Corporate Communications Director at Yıldız Holding, where he was responsible for all of the group’s communication activities. Appointed as the Corporate Communications Director at Ülker in March 2020, Mehmet Uçan has continued his career as the Corporate Communications Leader at Ülker since February 2026. During his tenure at Ülker, Uçan also played an active role in numerous projects, such as the TFF-Ülker Football Villages, the Ülker April 23rd Children’s Cinema Festival, the Ülker Children’s Art Workshop, and the Ülker-TFF "Future Star Girls" initiative.